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A new Fresno State logo was unveiled yesterday at an event outside of the University Student Union. Shirley Armbruster (left) poses with Time Out and members of the Integrated Marketing and Communications Steering Committee, which executed the campus-wide branding initiative. The logo unifies the well-recognized dog paw symbol and its mission of opportunity, the committee said.
Fresno State unveils new university logo By Esteban Cortez The Collegian The words “discovery,” “diversity” and “distinction” sit beneath the university’s renovated logo, which features a new font that spells out “Fresno State” in the university’s traditional red and blue colors. A paw print juxtaposed with the “O” in “Fresno” connects the university with the bulldog, perhaps the university’s most-recognized symbol. The new logo—revealed yesterday at
an on-campus event just outside of the University Student Union—is a result of three years of extensive marketing research. “We found that people think of us as ‘Fresno State,’” said Shirley Ar mbruster, co-chair of the university Integrated Marketing and Communications Steering Committee, which executed the new branding campaign. “I’m delighted that we are making great strides in unifying our message as a university, and it’s distinctive in how we present ourselves.”
Although the formal name of the university remains “California State University, Fresno,” the new logo embraces the popular name “Fresno State” in all references to the university. Provost William Covino, co-chair of the branding committee, said that the new logo illustrates the existing positive reputation established by the university’s formal and informal names. Tamyra Pierce, chair of the department of mass communication and jour nalism and a member of the branding committee, primarily assist-
ed with marketing and research for the new logo. “It was three years of hard work, and a culmination of talking to a lot of people,” Pierce said. “We listened to the community, staff, students and faculty and this [logo] is what it came to.” Pierce and other members of the branding committee conducted research, surveys, one-on-one interviews and focus groups with Fresno State community members and marSee LOGO, Page 3
Provost calls for faculty and staff support on governor’s initiative By Samuel Cosby The Collegian Cuts to Fresno State’s impending budget could stop in November if Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative is passed, Provost William Covino discussed in a forum Wednesday. Revenue generated by student fees has reached an all-time high, Covino explained. Student fees now account for 51 percent of Fresno State’s budget. Forty-nine percent is allocated to the school by the state. For the first time ever, Fresno State’s student fees now account for more than the state’s allocation.
The California Sales and Income Tax Increase Initiative would include increasing the state income tax levied on annual earnings more than $250,000 for seven years, increasing the state’s sales and use tax to 7.5 percent, and allocate this revenue to local schools and colleges. University of California President Mark G. Yudof expressed his support for the tax initiative in March to the L.A. Times saying “In my view, it represents the best opportunity I’ve seen in my four years in California for the state to clamber out of a sinkhole of fiscal uncertainty and move forward into a better, more prosperous future.”
If Brown’s tax initiative fails to pass, then schools will lose funding, and Fresno State will take a $10.5 million cut in funding once again, Covino said. “We are prepared for cuts,” Covino said. “We will be fine for next year, but we will have to open up the discussion of what we will do next.” Covino said Brown’s initiative passes, schools will see a growth in funding by 4 percent per year, which would be used for staff and faculty salary increases. The tax initiative is currently collecting signatures, and if enough signatures are collected, then voters can vote on the measure in November.
“No one is excited for the budget challenges we are facing,” Covino said. “In the face of all these challenges, the faculty and the students are still doing great things.” At the forum, Covino also recognized several departments on campus for their accomplishments. The Department of Linguistics was recognized for receiving a patent on its voice recognition software, as well as their new program to preserve the Chukchansi language. Covino also announced that the Henry Madden Library had received See INITIATIVE, Page 3
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or many of us, the public library will always be synonymous with books. The books drew us to the library in the first place, helped us discover new worlds — both real and imaginary — beyond our day-to-day experiences. Libraries continue to embody that same spirit of search and discovery, but in a manner that has been transformed as dramatically as the way we generate, share and consume information. They make this new digital era available to all Americans. In Chicago, for example, an innovative space at the main public library called YOUmedia lets any teen with a city library card have in-house access to computers plus video and audio recording equipment to create their own content with the help of a mentor. At another YOUmedia space in Miami, workshops help teens think critically and creatively about their lives, by teaching them to publish an autobiographical digital story, or to visualize their favorite books. In a world where information is increasingly available, learning to analyze it, create it and make it your own is a valued skill. For many teens, the library may be the only place they can get online and be connected to the digital world. They are in good company. One-third
of Americans — mostly older, rural and or poor — lack broadband access at home and can’t participate fully in contemporary life, much less in the $8 trillion global Internet-enabled economy. Imagine the difficulty of finding work today without access to the Internet — especially when 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies only accept online applications. According to a University of Washington study, in 2009 an estimated 30 million people used public library resources as part of their job search, with half of them filling out applications or submitting resumes. Those figures have only increased as libraries across America have added services for job seekers. Beyond providing access, librarians are helping Americans navigate the digital landscape. Classes focus on everything from how to operate an e-reader to how to publish your own eBook. Libraries in Alaska, Oklahoma and other states are adding video conferencing capabilities. Some libraries will even connect you with a digital mentor to strengthen your skills. Library services are no longer only contained in the physical library. Book mobiles have been supplemented by mobile computer labs — visiting minority communities in St. Paul to teach digital literacy classes in Spanish, Hmong and Somali, for example. In Dover, Mass., the library
To the editor: Growing up I always found it hilarious that my father was considered an “alien” according to his Green Card. It was just sort of a joke until recently when I started opening my eyes to the reality of labels and their effect on society. Labeling has many negative consequences affecting a person’s social, political and economic wellbeing, as well as many other aspects. Besides a person’s immigration status, labels such as mental and physical disabilities, socioeconomic status and race or ethnicity can all be forms of discrimination that should not be used to define someone. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that the language we use, such as these labels, shape our way of thinking, such as the perception that certain people are inferior to others. This branding reduces a person’s humanity while making others believe that they are more worthy and important. This is preposterous! In dehumanizing others, we ourselves become less than human. Even worse than our own implicating labels is what they make the oppressed do to themselves. After years of being told one is worthless, he or she begins to believe it and live it out in an example of a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. Many of these stigmas are ingrained in our society and it is no easy task to change the institution of language and thus a society’s cognitive function. What we can do is be aware of our biases and realize that they can in fact cause a great deal of harm even unintentionally.
has installed QR codes around town that link signs at the market and playground to community information and services. Seattle Public Library offers live chats with librarians 24 hours a day getting answers to reference questions and live homework help. The Knight, MacArthur and Gates foundations support public libraries because they help people acquire the skills to become lifelong learners, compete in the global economy and provide the knowledge to participate in civic life. Libraries are a good investment. Yet some communities are cutting library budgets, forcing reductions in service just when Americans most need to deepen the digital and information skills that libraries foster. This National Library Week, rediscover your library, as a portal to other worlds — and your own community. Check out all the library has to offer — and consider what you might have to offer it. It’s no longer a place where you go to learn about someone else’s past, but to create your own future. Paula Ellis is the vice president for strategic initiatives at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Deborah Jacobs is the director of the global libraries program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Julia Stasch is the vice president of US Programs for the MacArthur Foundation.
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‘The new Fresno State logo’ ‘Patrick Moorman’: “New Fresno State logo.. If you’re not from Fresno or ever heard of Fresno, the ‘O’ looks like a ‘C’ and people are going to pronounce Fresno with a ‘C’.”
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e aren’t changing our name. This initiative, instead, reflects and amplifies the positive reputation already established by our formal and informal names. -Provost William Covino
LOGO: Committee of 2,500 people concluded university needed new brand CONTINUED from page 1 keting experts. After interviewing about 2,500 people, the committee concluded that the university needed a unified brand and image. The committee found that most people refer to the university as “Fresno State” and that students and the community love the dog paw symbol, Armbruster said. The committee also compiled a long list of words that people associate with the university, but decided to integrate the words “discovery,” “diversity” and “distinction” into the new logo. Ar mbruster said that the committee saved money by hiring a professional consultant that cost $15,000, as opposed to an external consulting fir m or marketing agency that would typically cost the university $250,000 or more. Since most committee members are existing university employees, most fit the
required campaign work into their schedules. Fresno State graphic design and advertising student Alicia Chartley was at the event yesterday, where the new logo was unveiled after the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band played music for a student dance performance. “It’s simple and clean,” Chartley said about the new logo. She said she always refers to the university as “Fresno State” and thinks the new logo is memorable. University Communications made the logo readily available after the event by giving away T-shirts, tote bags, note pads and pens demonstrating the new logo. Pierce said that the committee plans to gather postlaunch feedback and will continue to do branding research. Although Armbruster doesn’t expect many issues with the logo switch, she said things will be changing around campus. Clubs and organizations will be required to switch over
to the new logo, and use of the previous “sunburst” and bronze medallion logos will not be allowed. Associated Students, Inc. President Selena Farnesi was happy with the turnout of the logo and endorsed the branding initiative. “I love the idea of a campuswide logo that is both professional and reflects school spirit and student life,” Farnesi said. “It makes you feel good about being connected to Fresno State.”
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$150,000 dollars to create a Web portal that would show the culture and history of water development in the Central Valley. The School of Continuing Global Education will also be opening a passport center on May 1, where students will be able to get discounted passport photos. “The quality of the passports will also be discounted,” Covino joked. “Maybe next we could open a DMV on campus.” Jokes aside, staff and faculty were worried about the looming threat of more budget
cuts. “Last year was a very tight budget,” said a female faculty member who wishes to remain anonymous. “We had to offer large class sizes and cut assigned time for professors. There is no relief for us.” The new tax initiative didn’t make the staff feel any less uneasy, though. “It doesn’t mean more funding,” she said. “It just means no more cuts. The faculty has had to sacrifice a lot. But we will continue to survive because the faculty is dedicated to the students and we love it.”
BRIEFS Neighborhood celebrates playground opening Volunteers from Fresno S t at e, E l D o r a d o Pa rk Community Development C o r p. , We s l e y U n i t e d Methodist Church who helped build it will celebrate the grand opening of a KaBOOM! playground in El Dorado Park with a Community Fair 1-4 p.m. Saturday. The opening event and ribbon-cutting will be at 1343 E. Barstow Ave. at the El Dorado Park Boys and Girls Club and Wesley United Methodist Church, in a neighborhood west of the Fresno State campus. The playground was installed Dec. 17 by more than 200 volunteers, joined by Fresno State President John D. Welty and Fresno City Councilmember Larry Westerlund. S p e a ke r s w i l l i n c l u d e D r. H e n r y D e l c o r e , E l Dorado Park Community D eve l o p m e n t C o r p. a n d an associate professor of a n t h ro p o l o g y at F re s n o State, the Rev. Vickie Healy of Wesley United Methodist Church, part of the neighborhood, and University Police Chief David Huerta. During the Community Fair, volunteers will provide activities for children along with a bounce house and food and drinks. Representatives from more than 15 other community organizations will also be present. El Dorado Park has been the target of an active revitalization effort for the past five years. In August, Fresno State students – concerned about crime and personal safety – became involved.
Jody Hironaka-Juteau named American Council on Education fellow Dr. Jody Hironaka-Juteau, associate dean in the College of Health and Human Services at Fresno State, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the academic year 2012-13. The ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by preparing promising
senior faculty and administrators for responsible positions in university administration. Fifty-seven fellows, nominated by their presidents or chancellors, were selected this year. Each ACE Fellow will focus on an issue of concern to their home institution while spending the 2012-13 academic year working with a university president and other senior officers at a host institution. Hironaka-Juteau joined the Fresno State faculty in 1999 and served as the chair of the Department of Recreation Administration 2007-10. She has attended several national leadership training programs and is an alumna of the Leadership Fresno program. At Fresno State, she was appointed to the P re s i d e n t ’ s Ta s k Fo rc e on Inter nationalization, Inte g rated Marketing and Communications Council, Wellness@Work Advisory Team and National Coalition Building Institute team.
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American English Institute hits its 40th year Director Cheryl Chan says program works closely with various departments By Taylor Gonzalez The Collegian For 40 years, the American English Institute (AEI) has provided international students with language assistance in order to prepare for their time away from their respective homelands. AEI has been a par t of Fresno State since 1972. AEI is known as an “intensive English program” that offers language instruction to those whose first language is not English. Those who are seeking a student visa are also able to obtain required hours through AEI. In order to stay in the United States and attend school, these students must complete a certain amount of hours. Through AEI, they are given the opportunity to fulfill 20 hours a week by attending English instruction. The program focuses on preparing students now with the necessary academics so that they can go on to transfer to a university. Most of the time, the students who
go through the AEI program hope to get into Fresno State. Director of AEI Cheryl Chan is extensively involved with organization of the program. She handles every aspect of the program, including paperwork and dealing with the students directly. “I have oversight over everything that goes on,” Chan said. AEI works alongside with other on campus organizations in order to give students the opportunity to interact with the different groups. “We work with the department of recreation administration and some of their students come to fulfill their service learning [hours] here,” Chan said. Aside from recreation administration, AEI partners up with other groups as well. “We have a very strong con-
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Haejin Koo (left), an American English Institute student from South Korea, interviews Philip Lindblad to practice her English skills. The institute, which celebrated in 40th anniversary yesterday, provides international students with English language assistance during their time away from their foreign homelands.
of linguistics observe the classes given by AEI and also work with the international students as conversation partners. With so many different organizations on campus, g aining ince we've been on campus for so long, we've had a lot of transparency is often a people who tell others that we're here. Most of our students task. AEI gains memare related to people who have come through the program.” bers mostly by word of mouth that circulates on campus. — Cheryl Chan, “Since we’ve been program director on campus for so long,
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we’ve had a lot of people who tell others that we’re here. Most of our students now are related to people who have come through the program,” Chan said. AEI also does some advertising, but Chan said word of mouth has seemed to be most effective. The 40th anniversary will be an informal party on April 12, and is an open invitation to showcase the progress of AEI students.
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Valley native storms onto the pop scene Conrad is quickly finding out what the paparazzi is like By Johnathan Wilbanks The Collegian One Central Valley native is making a name for himself in Los Angeles as a pop recording artist. Conrad, born and raised in Madera Ranchos, has close roots to Fresno, having grown up in the area. In addition to having a sister who attends Fresno State, Conrad recorded his second music video at Rome Nightclub on Cedar and Dakota Avenues during the last weekend of March. “There’s kind of a stigma about Fresno as being this place everyone is probably just like Kevin Federline and all that,” Conrad said, “so I’m kind of determined to show the world it’s not like that at all.” “Romeo,” Conrad’s third single on his first album, Takeoff, is about the stigma of being a popular artist with management attempting to discourage him from being seen with a girl. “Your label and your management are always trying to keep you from being seen with a girl because they want the fans to think they have a chance of dating you,” Conrad said. In the video, the media give Amelia Aye, who may or may not be his girlfriend, a difficult time. Eventually, they Conrad must choose between giving up his music or giving up his girlfriend. Conrad will neither confir m nor deny Aye is, in real-
ity, his girlfriend, hence the theme of the video. The 2006 high school graduate left home two years later to pursue his dreams of a music career. His first single, “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” was released shortly after he moved to L.A. He started his own record label, Volumeline Entertainment, after working with a small indie record label and a management company during his first year in L.A. “I literally just decided ‘I’m going to move to L.A.’ I was working with one label before and then I moved down here to work with them,” he said. “But, things didn’t go as planned, so I broke away from them and ended up on my own. “It wasn’t as scary as you’d think, I was more determined just to get the job done that I wanted to do. I produced my whole album with other producers but I’m the one that just took charge of the project.” Recently, “Romeo” hit the radio airwaves on Mix 94.1 in Las Vegas. One prop used in the music video shoot was a Ford Mustang. The second scene in the video was with international model Amelia
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Pop artist Conrad was rushed out of Rome Nightclub in Fresno with Amelia Aye at his side while paparazzi surround him for photos during his music video shoot for the song “Romeo.” The Madera Ranchos native is now in Los Angeles producing his music and placed third in a competition to perform at the “Speakers On Blast” concert at the Save Mart Center.
Aye acting as though she was being bombarded with paparazzi. Conrad and Aye jumped inside the car and sped off, drawing the paparazzi away. “B95 played my first single ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous.’ And they played ‘Name Dropper’ which made it number one on
our label and your management are from being seen with a girl because have a chance of dating you.”
their home-grown countdown for like a month which was cool,” Conrad said. “They just added ‘Romeo,’ and it’s doing pretty good. DJ Kay Rich has been very supportive of my music and the first to play me before a bunch of the other stations around the country did. “T he first time I heard [my song on the radio] it was ‘Name Dropper.’ The dancers always trying to keep you were all excited, and they want the fans to think they were like singing and dancing along to it. It was cool. I guess you don’t know what to — Conrad, think about it. [It was music artist a] proud moment.” Conrad was one
of the 18 artists competing for the spot to perfor m at the Speakers On Blast tour this Friday at the Save Mart Center. The winner was selected Tuesday at 8 p.m. on B95. Conrad placed third in the competition. “It’s pretty good considering it’s a hip-hop/rap station. I’m a pop artist, so I won’t complain, yet,” Conrad said. “We got to get the Romeo video out and well see what’s next. Kind of an open book right now.”
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Rock Hall responds to Axl Rose, adds Red Hot Chili Peppers By Todd Martens McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES — Guns N ’ Ro s e s fo u n d i n g m e m ber Axl Rose had a message Wednesday for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which will hold its induction ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday without him. “I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me,” Rose wrote in letter sent to the Los Angeles Times. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has heard Rose’s declaration and now responded. “We are sorry Axl will not be able to accept his Induction in person,” read a statement from a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame spokeswoman. S o . . . t h at s e t t l e s t h at ? Probably not, as the spokeswoman noted that “other members” of the band are still on the guest list. As of Thursday afternoon, Guns N’
Roses slinger Slash was still planning to attend, and longtime bassist Duff McGagan will be in Cleveland promoting a book. Despite the drama surrounding Guns N’ Roses, plans for Saturday’s induction ceremony continue, and Thursday the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled additional performers and presenters. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, who will be inducted into the hall by comedian Chris Rock, have now been added as performers. Other members of this year’s hall of fame class, including Donovan and pieces of English rock band the Small Faces, will also perform. The latter will appear as the Faces, with Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan joined by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, already on hand as presenters, have been added to a performance tribute to late blues inductee Freddie King, and LL Cool J will join Chuck D in inducting the Beastie
Boys. As previously reported, John Mellencamp, Steve Van Zandt and Bette Midler are among t h e p re s e n t e r s wh o h ave been tapped to handle inductions for the 2012 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mellencamp will welcome in Donovan; E Street Band guitarist Van Zandt will bring in the Small Faces/ Faces; and Midler will salute singer-songwriter Laura Nyro. Additionally, Carole King will give the remarks for her former Brill Building boss, publisher and TV impresario Don Kirshner. Darlene Love will perform a tribute to Kirshner. The Rock Hall ceremony began in 1986, and the 2012 class will bring the total number of performers inducted to 302. This year’s ceremony will be held at the hall in Cleveland rather than its usual spot at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. A highlights special will premiere May 5 on HBO.
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Decades later, bitter memories of Chavez Ravine By Hector Becerra McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES — Lou Santillan was a teenager when his parents were forced out of their home in Chavez Ravine, the hillside area overlooking downtown Los Angeles that would eventually become the home of Dodger Stadium. The family’s love for the old neighborhood was so strong that Santillan’s father wrote a Mexican ballad about it. Lou organized an annual reunion of the other families who were uprooted before the bulldozers moved in to clear their little community. And like many of his generation, the 77-year-old had no love for the Dodgers. In spite of that family history, Santillan’s son Eddie, 46, has been a Dodgers fan since childhood. He grew up cheering for Ron Cey, Steve Garvey and, of course, Fer nando Valenzuela. And as a parking attendant for 27 years at City Hall, he’s gotten his picture taken with the O’Malleys, Tom Lasorda and even Frank McCourt. “There’s people who won’t even step into Dodger Stadium. They’re still bitter. My uncle, who was a priest, he wouldn’t have gone to any Dodger games,” Eddie said.
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Albert “Beto” Elias, 80, holds a 1939 picture which features himself, his brother and sister, and friends in the Chavez Ravine neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The family was evicted in 1951 to make way for the construction of Dodger Stadium.
“But I had no anger or frustration against them. I love the Dodgers. Growing up in L.A., that’s our team, you know.” Eddie Santillan, like many other fans, was jubilant when McCourt sold the Dodgers to a group including former Lakers star Magic Johnson. The sale came on the eve of a new season and the 50th anniversary of the opening of Dodger Stadium in 1962. The milestone will be marked by tributes and remembrances. But for families like the Santillans — who call themselves “los desterrados” (“the uprooted”) — the anniversary is more somber and complicated. The Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles in 1958 — playing their first several years at the Coliseum _ was a seminal event, heralding what many
saw as the city’s arrival in the big leagues of world metropolises. But the removal of more than 1,000 mostly Mexican American families from Chavez Ravine to make way for the stadium is a dark note in L.A.’s history. The last family was dragged away kicking and screaming and weeping, and the removals became a rallying symbol of Latino L.A. history and activism. Many of the people evicted are long dead, but there are still more than a few aging witnesses to the episode. On a recent afternoon, Eddie pushed his father’s wheelchair outside of an Alhambra nursing home. Lou suffered a stroke about five years ago, and Eddie and his brother gladly stepped in to help their dad continue to organize the yearly picnic for survivors from the ravine. But although more than a few of the par ticipants wouldn’t be caught dead in Dodger Stadium, and reveled in the team’s struggles, Eddie’s compact did not mean abandoning his team or regular trips to the stadium. “ Yo u k n o w I l i k e t h e Dodgers, right, Pop?” he asked his father. “That’s you,” Lou replied with exaggerated curtness. “It’s still America.” Then with a mischievous glint in his eye, he added: “Hey, send the Occupy people to Dodger Stadium!” *** B e fo re t h e h o m e s we re cleared, Chavez Ravine was a rural village overlooking downtown L.A. It was a place of ramshackle homes, dusty unpaved roads, roaming goats, sheep and cattle, and a largely Mexican American popula-
tion. People like Santillan remember a life of few luxuries but a sense of community and adventure, with sprawling Elysian Park as a backyard playground. “When there was a party in the neighborhood, nobody called the police that you were making a lot of noise because everybody was at the party,” recalled Albert Elias, 80, of Bellflower. In the early 1950s, the city used eminent domain to begin moving everyone out to make room for a federally funded public housing project. Most f amilies received several thousand dollars, though the amounts varied. Most of the families were moved out in the early ‘50s, with promises that they could be resettled into those new housing units. Al Zepeda, 74, remembers the exact day his family left the neighborhood: Jan. 28, 1952. He tur ned 14 that day — his birthday party becoming a moving party. “I celebrated by moving boxes, moving furniture and pulling our refrigerator up some stairs,” Zepeda said with a laugh. “That was my party.” But the public housing effort came during the McCarthy “Red scare” era, and critics condemned public housing as being part of a “socialist plot.” The housing plan was eventually abandoned, but by then most of the neighborhood was cleared. By 1957, B ro o k ly n D o d g e r s ow n e r Walter O’Malley was already thinking of moving the team west. Flying over L.A. one day, O’Malley asked about the site. The next year, the city agreed to a deal for the land with O’Malley. A year later, only a few holdouts remained in the neighborhood. On May 9, 1959, the city moved to evict the group. TV cameras captured one particularly ugly confrontation in which sheriff’s deputies dragged the Arechiga family from the property. *** The matriarch of the family, Abrana, cursed at them. Her daughter, kicking and screaming as she was carried away, was arrested and charged with battery. “I was there when they went down,” Zepeda said. “Louie (Santillan) was there too. We were there when the bulldozers went in. They were trying to get the dog out of the way so it wouldn’t be trampled by the tractor.” The patriarch of the family, Manuel Arechiga, set up a tent and refused to budge even after the bulldozers knocked down their house. The land was eventually cleared of houses and people. Few people in the city did as much to get the Dodgers to L.A., and then to their new home in Chavez Ravine, as Roz Wyman. She was 22 when she became a councilwoman in 1953. She has been credited with successfully pushing to relocate the Dodgers from Brooklyn. N o w 8 1 , Wy m a n i s a n unabashed Dodgers fan, having counted Walter O’Malley and many a Dodgers blueblood as friends. It always bothered her, she said, that some people thought the Dodgers kicked those people out. “The Dodgers had absolutely nothing to do with that land being cleared. Nothing to do
with it,” she said. “The thing was, the land was not productive after the people took their money and moved. No taxes were coming out of it, no revenue, no nothing.” During the last of the Chavez Ravine evictions, the city hired private security for Wyman after she received some threats. Wyman said the anger at her faded, but she knows the bitterness of those evicted remains. She said she has no regrets. “It was the first time in Los Angeles that this town pulled t o g e t h e r fo r s o m e t h i n g , ” Wyman said. “The Dodgers brought the city together.” *** For the ravine refugees, however, Dodger Stadium broke their community apart. When the ballpark opened, some threw tomatoes into the parking lot. Many of the people who were evicted are now in their 70s and 80s, and they describe the sadness not only of being separated from friends but of seeing their parents unmoored after having to move away. Melissa Arechiga, 36, said she recalled her grandfather’s distrust of anyone in government in the wake of the battle, from the tax collector to the parking enforcer. Did he hate the Dodgers? Until he died last year, “Grandpa John” was inscrutable. He never went to a game, as far as Arechiga k n ow s. B u t s h e s a i d s h e remembers her granddad listening to Dodgers games, and she thinks “Fernandomania” must have been “bittersweet” for him either way. Arechiga said that early on, she couldn’t relate to some of her family members’ abiding anger. She joined a street gang and, like many gang members, adopted the Dodgers’ iconic interlocking “L.A.” symbol. “It was not because I was a genuine Dodger fan,” she said. “It was more for gang identification. It’s kind of ironic.” Now an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, Arechiga has been researching what happened in Chavez Ravine, and her family. On her Facebook page, she posts dozens of old photos of her family’s fight to remain on the land. But she also includes happier moments, like her then-young grandmother’s wedding, celebrated with neighbors. When his son goes to a D o d g e r s g a m e, a l l L o u Santillan asks is that he bring him a bag of peanuts. Lou doesn’t care about the team, but he can’t help but feel a connection to the stadium. “There’s an old Mexican custom that where you’re born, the umbilical cord is buried. Mine’s buried under third base,” Lou said. “And I hate home runs, ‘cause every time they step on third base, my stomach hurts.” Sitting just yards from the parking lot of the pretty stadium — under neath which many of their happiest and saddest memories are buried — his friends roared with laughter. “When you see Louie, tell him that Al said that they should have buried him and left the umbilical cord out th e re,” Ze pe da said. “ He should have been buried there, not the cord!”
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Two home games left for Bulldogs
“JALEN SAUNDERS” REACTIONS
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think he’s one of our best players so I think it would be beneficial to have him on our team... We’d do poorly without him.”
Collegian Staff The Fresno State lacrosse team will host Denver and Saint Mary’s in a two-game M o u n t a i n Pa c i f i c S p o r t s Federation homestand today and Wednesday, respectively. The two games are the final home games slated for the ‘Dogs, who will close at the regular season at UC Davis on April 21. The Bulldogs (2-8, 0-3) will host the Pioneers in a conference matchup at 3 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium. The Pioneers (10-1, 4-0) have won 10 straight games, including going undefeated in conference play. After winning two games, the ‘Dogs have fallen in each of their last five games but still have a chance to make the MPSF Tournament when they go head-to-head against Saint Mary’s. The Gaels are also winless in conference and the two teams will fight for the final playoff spot. We d n e s d ay ’ s g a m e w i l l also mark the first senior day in program history, as the team will honor midfielders Callie Seidman and Kasandra Martinson.
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‘Dogs return home for Spartans Collegian Staff Fresno State will retur n to Beiden Field for its final Western Athletic Conference home-opening series when it hosts San Jose State for three games starting today at 6:05 p.m. Fresno State (15-16, 1-2) is off to a rough start in conference after falling to Hawaii in its first WAC series. San Jose State will open up WAC play against the Bulldogs. Sophomore Tyler Linehan will start on the mound for the ‘Dogs today. Linehan is 3-3 in eight starts and has struck out 55 batters, the most out of any Bulldog pitcher this season. The ‘Dogs will close out the series on Saturday (6:05 p.m.) and Sunday (1:05 p.m.) as it will mark the final time the two teams will play each other as members of the WAC.
— Molly Williams, junior, psychology
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art of me thinks that transferring because the coach moved his position is a little immature. He should just try to fit into the new playing system.” — Jared Lemos, senior, political science Dalton Runberg / The Collegian
Jalen Saunders and quarterback Derek Carr connected 50 times last season. The Bulldogs’ leading receiver has decided to transfer at the end of the semester.
So long, Saunders
his reason The 5-foot-9 wideout has elected to transfer “Iunderstand for leaving. If you’re not being used to the best of at the end of the spring semester your ability then you would By Angel Moreno The Collegian Fresno State Athletics issued a statement Wednesday, granting wide receiver Jalen Saunders’ permission to contact other schools regarding his future as a student-athlete. Saunders, who led the Bulldo gs in nearly every receiving category, has decided to transfer to another school at the end of the spring semester. The Fresno Bee first reported the junior’s decision to transfer on Jalen Saunders Monday when Saunders’ f ather, Walter, spoke out about his son’s decision to transfer. “ F re s n o S t at e i s wh e re Jalen wanted to be since high school, but there was a change of philosophy and a change of coaching staff that
he no longer felt comfortable being there anymore,” Walter Saunders told The Bee. “He’s been frustrated. Jalen does not fit in their new style of ball. He felt like that even if he stuck with it, he wouldn’t progress. And when you feel like that, if you don’t have job satisfaction, you’re not going to do well.” According to his father, Saunders informed first-year coach Tim DeRuyter of the decision because his role as a receiver diminished in the coach’s new no-huddle spreadstyle offense. In DeRuyter’s new system, the smaller wide receivers line up in the slot position while the outside spots are for taller receivers. Saunders, who stands at 5-foot-9, lined up in the slot for the spring game and rarely saw passes coming his way, and when they did they were for short gains. In Saunders’ first two seasons at Fresno State under then-coach Pat Hill, Saunders
went from the third-leading receiver to the Derek Carr’s main target. Last season he caught 50 passes for 1,065 yards and 12 touchdowns, ear ning him a spot on the All-Wester n Athletic Conference first team. His sophomore campaign was a record year, as he registered the ninth 1,000-yard receiving season in school history, and the first since 2001. As well as being a vertical threat downfield, Saunders’ speed was used in the Bulldog backfield, resulting in two touchdowns last season. Saunders has two years of eligibility left, including a redshirt season still to use when he transfers. F resno State’s policy is that student-athletes are not allowed to transfer to antoher school within the conference or to three other schools as decided by the head coach, however, Saunders can appeal the coach’s decision.
want to go somewhere where someone would take advantage of your strengths.”
— Deshawn Larrimore, senior, political science
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e should try to fit in or at least the coach has to get his opinion on some things, like a plan that fits both sides.” — Abdullah Monaqil, soph., mechanical engineering